Gonville & Caius College, University of Cambridge,  invites applications for research in one of the following fields:

• Biblical studies, including Rabbinics and Patristics
• The comparative study of religion
• Ancient Eastern languages and literature
• The History and Social Anthropology of West Asia and/or the Middle East prior to c1750

The Bye-Fellowship is a limited-term appointment for the purpose of carrying out some specific research project, free of other commitments. This one-year position is open to established researchers, including those on leave or on secondment from university posts. The successful candidate will have done a minimum of three years of research since their PhD and will normally have produced significant published work. The Bye-Fellowship is tenable from 1 October 2024 (or such other date as may be agreed with the successful candidate).

The post cannot be held in conjunction with any other appointment or award, but a limited amount of paid College teaching, and occasional lecturing and examining are normally allowed.